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Psychedelic Stocks: A Primer for Canadians
Introduction So, for some reason, some of the questions that we receive a lot are related to investing in the psychedelic industry. Questions like: Can I buy Shroom Bros stock? What are the top psilocybin companies to watch? What psilocybin stocks should I buy? Can I invest in psychedelic companies? What are the top shroom […]
Canadian Lawmakers Have New Framework for Regulating Psilocybin
Introduction Exciting news for all of those interested in seeing Canada move forward with progressive initiatives to legalize and regulate psilocybin therapy for patients in the country. The Canadian Psychedelic Association (CPA) formally submitted a draft framework to Health Canada last Wednesday, which outlines their professional opinions on how psilocybin-assisted therapy should be regulated. The […]
How do Magic Mushrooms Affect the Brain
With regard to hallucinogens like psilocybin—an ingredient of so-called “magic mushrooms” (e.g., Psilocybe cubensis)—it may be high time to reconsider long-standing hypotheses related to their actions in the human brain. Although psilocin (the active metabolite of psilocybin)and other classical hallucinogens like lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) have complex pharmacology with high affinities for multiple neurotransmitter receptors, it […]
How Long Do Shrooms Last?
How do shrooms work? Psilocybin mushrooms, commonly known as magic mushrooms, or more simply, shrooms, are considered a psychedelic. Psychedelics are commonly known as drugs with hallucinogenic effects, and while that is partially true, psychedelics are actually a very specific set of drugs that can bond to the 5-HT2a serotonin receptor. Shrooms contain a drug […]
What is the Difference Between Psilocybin and LSD?
Introduction – What is a Psychedelic So the first step to understanding the differences between LSD and the psilocybin found in magic mushrooms is to understand what they have in common – they are both psychoactive compounds that are grouped in the family of psychedelics. Psychedelics are a specific class of hallucinogenic drug who cause […]
Can Magic Mushrooms Help Me Quit Smoking?
Introduction One of the questions our team here receives more frequently than almost any other about the potential uses for magic mushrooms is: can they help me quit smoking? There has actually been quite a lot of research done around this subject, and although the results are still preliminary, and there’s a lot of additional […]
What Are the Risks of Psychedelics?
Introduction For starters, assessing risk is tricky. A lot of what both scientists and the general public think they know about the potential risks of psychedelic use comes from the first wave of research and experimentation in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. But this body of knowledge includes studies that wouldn’t meet today’s scientific standards; […]
How Does Psychedelic Therapy Work?
What Is Psychedelic Therapy? Psychedelic therapy is a technique that involves the use of psychedelic substances to aid the therapeutic process. Hallucinogenic substances have been used in holistic medicine and for spiritual practices by various cultures for thousands of years. Research on the use of psychedelics flourished during the 1950s and 1960s until such substances were made […]
Why do Magic Mushrooms Cause Nausea?
Introduction So, if you’ve ever done magic mushrooms, it’s extremely likely that you’ve experienced the nausea that is widely reported as one of the most common unpleasant side effects of ingesting psilocybin mushrooms. Often, this is a mild nausea that starts to come on about 15-20 minutes after ingesting the mushrooms, before the psychoactive effects […]
What is Microdosing? Everything you Need to Know
Answered on this page: What is Microdosing? Can Microdosing Help My Mental Health? What are the Benefits of Microdosing Mushrooms? What is the History of Mushroom Microdosing? Is it Safe to Microdose Mushrooms? History of Microdosing: Possible Origins As with much related to the history of psilocybin mushrooms, our records give us a piece of […]